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COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS
Sarasota County News Update
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Greetings!
Welcome
to Sarasota County Community Connections eNewsletter. We hope that
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feedback on the system at e-mail pubcom@scgov.net.
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 Sandy
Claws 34th Annual Beach Run, Saturday, Dec.
11
Sarasota County Parks and Recreation's annual Sandy Claws
Beach Run on Siesta Beach started in 1976 and has grown in
popularity every year since. This year, the event will begin with
registration at 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Siesta Beach, 948
Beach Road, Sarasota. ( MORE)
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 Utilities Call Center to
temporarily close at 11 a.m. Dec.
15
The Utilities Call Center will close at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec.
15, while the office relocates within another area of the county
building at 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., off Fruitville Road, east
of Interstate 75, in Sarasota.
- The Utilities Call Center is expected to reopen at 8:30 a.m.,
Thursday, Dec. 16.
- Emergency service will be available through the answering
service.
- This closure does not affect the Utilities Cashier Office at
1301 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, which will be open during regular
business hours for customers to make utility payments.
- The phone number for the Utilities Call Center is
941-861-6790.
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 North Sarasota neighborhood
enhancements
The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday awarded a nearly $2.2
million contract for the construction of neighborhood enhancements,
including sidewalks, road widening and roundabouts, in the north
Sarasota area. (MORE) |
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 County
approves $1.75 million grant for Ringling
College
County approves $1.75 million grant for Ringling
College Sarasota County's venture into the film industry advanced
Wednesday, Dec. 8, as county commissioners approved a grant of
$1.75 million to Ringling College of Art and Design to develop a
post-production facility on the campus. ( MORE)
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 Resource One
Plans Relocation to Sarasota County, 36 New
Jobs |
 Ensure your
children have health insurance in 2011
Local health officials
encourage parents to ensure that their children have health
insurance in the new year, 2011. Established in 1998, the Florida
KidCare program assists families who lack insurance to get low-cost
quality health care for their children. (MORE) |
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 Libraries offer
digital calendar, room reservation
system
Sarasota County libraries recently
launched a new online system that allows individuals and groups
to request meeting rooms up to
one year in advance. In addition, the new system includes an events
calendar with an improved display, as well as a convenient program
registration feature. (MORE) |
 "Skip a
Week" of irrigation this winter
The Southwest Florida Water Management
District is encouraging residents who irrigate their lawns to "Skip
a Week" of watering during the cooler months of December, January
and February. (MORE) |
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 County honors
students for Reduce Your Carbon Footprint calendar
Sarasota County commissioners recently
honored 13 elementary school artists whose illustrations appear on
the 2011 "Bring It Home, Reduce Your Carbon Footprint" calendar.
(MORE)
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